Being, Thinking, Doing: Success in College and Beyond by Mary Stewart Florida State Open Publishing is pleased to announce the release of Being, Thinking, Doing: Success in College and Beyond, a new open textbook by Florida State University Professor Emerita Mary Stewart. This student-centered textbook is designed to help students build foundational skills that will promote academic... Continue Reading →
Publish With Florida State Open Publishing
Written by Angel Zheng, Intern for Digital Research and Scholarship Are you looking to start a scholarly journal? Want to find a home for a niche book project? Florida State Open Publishing (FSOP) is now accepting proposals for its 2025 publishing cycle! We accept a variety of scholarly and creative works, including monographs, edited collections,... Continue Reading →
Cybersecurity, Community, and Student Leadership with Matthew from CSCOO
In the latest episode of the Get Data Lit! podcast, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Matthew Christoffel , Chair of the Cybersecurity Outreach Club at Florida State University. We explored everything from his journey into computer science to the Cybersecurity Outreach Club’s mission—empowering the community with real-world cybersecurity knowledge. Matthew shared what... Continue Reading →
Materials Spotlight: “Hollowed Out: Exhuming an Ethics of Hollowing in Tite Kubo’s Bleach”
This is the first installment of a series of blog posts that will serve to briefly highlight various materials here at FSU Libraries. Materials are chosen completely on the basis of my personal judgement; generally, it comes down to whether I think they're interesting, helpful, or underappreciated (or some combination of all three). In doing... Continue Reading →
A Short Primer on Data Visualization
Introduction Data visualizations shape the way that we see and interact with the world around us. Tableau defines data visualization as "the graphical representation of information and data." These graphical representations can be shown as charts, plots, or infographics, with the goal of communicating complex data relationships in a way that is easy to understand.... Continue Reading →
FSU Libraries Celebrates at the 2024 Florida Book Awards Dinner
Florida State University Libraries welcomed authors and their families to the Abitz Family Dinner, an annual event celebrating the winners of the 2024 Florida Book Awards. Now in its 19th year, the Florida Book Awards (FBA) remains one of the nation’s most comprehensive statewide book awards programs. This year’s competition saw more than 190 eligible... Continue Reading →
FSU Libraries Hosts Digital Research Incubator
On March 27, 2025, FSU Libraries will host the Digital Research Incubator in the Bradley Reading Room in Strozier Library. The event will last from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM, with lunch provided for those in attendance. Digital Research Incubator is a program that supports the creation and development of digital humanities and scholarship projects.... Continue Reading →
Securing History: FSU’s Special Collections Move to Iron Mountain
After Strozier Library’s subbasement was flooded in December 2022, plans were made to protect the Special Collections materials from future unforeseen disasters. It was decided that Special Collections would use Iron Mountain, a trusted security and preservation company, to secure and protect the archival materials and rare books that had been spared in the flood.... Continue Reading →
Program Development for Grant Writing: New Workshop Series for Faculty and Staff
The FSU Libraries Grants Team is conducting a series of workshops beginning November 19, focused on educating FSU Libraries staff and faculty on the process of applying for and researching grants. Everybody employed by FSU Libraries is encouraged to attend if they have any interest in procuring funding for the Libraries. Grants Specialist Marcee’ Mitchell... Continue Reading →
SPARC Executive Director Speaking at FSU Libraries for Open Access Week
Heather Joseph, Executive Director of Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources (or SPARC) is coming to speak at FSU Libraries for Open Access Week. Open Access Week is an annual event organized by SPARC, a non-profit advocacy organization, dedicated to perpetuating the free open access of scholarly materials to those who wish to view them. Every... Continue Reading →
